Personal information buying/selling method

• US 20020055884A1
• Filed: 11/05/2001
• Published: 05/09/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NEC Infrontia Corporation (NEC Corporation)
• Original Assignee: NEC Infrontia Corporation (NEC Corporation)
• Inventors: Tokuma, Yasuyuki
• Granted Patent: US 7,133,838 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0617 Representative agent
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange

Abstract

When an information seller registers personal information in an information manager, the information seller transmits the personal information from an information seller terminal 10 through a network 100 to an information manager terminal 20, and the information manager accumulates the personal information in a data base 26. When a personal information buyer purchases personal information from the information manager, the buyer transmits a personal information purchase request from an information buyer terminal 30 through the network 100 to the information manager terminal 20, and the information manager terminal 20 searches the data base to transmit the personal information corresponding to the request through the network 100 to the information buyer terminal 30.

Claims

1. A method of buying/selling personal information through a network, comprising:

transmitting a personal information to be registered from a seller terminal through said network to an information manager terminal by a personal information seller and accumulating the personal information thus transmitted into a data base by an information manager, in case that said personal information seller registers the personal information in said information manager; and

transmitting a purchase request for a personal information from a buyer terminal through said network to said information manager terminal by a personal information buyer and searching the data base to transmit the information corresponding to the request from said information manager terminal through said network to said buyer terminal by said information manager, in case that said personal information buyer purchases the personal information from said information manager.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said information manager transmits settlement information on the personal information buying/selling through said network to a settlement terminal, receives an information supply charge from said personal information buyer on the basis of the settlement information at said settlement terminal and pays an information purchase charge to said personal information seller.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the information purchase charge is paid in accordance with a personal information level to be supplied.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said personal information buyer is registered as one of members in said information manager in advance, and personal information is sold to only the members.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein when a personal information registration request is transmitted from said personal information seller, a personal information-input screen information used to input personal information is transmitted to said seller terminal by said information manager.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein when a personal information purchase request is transmitted from said personal information buyer, a personal information selecting-menu screen information to select personal information is transmitted to said buyer terminal by said information manager.

11. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein when a personal information registration request is transmitted from said personal information seller, said information manager transmits information indicating the overall summary of the personal information buying/selling to a seller terminal, and accepts registration of the personal information when said personal information seller agrees with the content of the information thus transmitted.

13. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein in response to a request from said personal information buyer, said information manager carries out a questionnaire investigation to said personal information seller on buyer'"'"'s behalf.

14. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said personal information buyer transmits a using object and an investigation item to said information manager terminal when a personal information purchase request is transmitted.

15. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said personal information seller registers whether said seller accepts a questionnaire investigation when personal information is registered.

17. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said personal information seller registers a check-needed information level for information levels registered when personal information is registered.

19. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein said personal information seller registers a settlement account when personal information is registered.

20. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein said settlement terminal contains an information seller account, an information manager account and an information buyer account, and said information manager transfers the information supply charge from said information buyer account to said information manager account and transfers the information purchase charge from said information manager account to said information seller account.

2. A method of buying/selling personal information through a network, comprising:

selecting an information level to be registered from predetermined information levels and transmitting a personal information corresponding to the information level thus selected from a personal information seller terminal through said network to an information manager terminal by a personal information seller, and accumulating the personal information thus transmitted into a data base by an information manager, in case that said personal information seller registers the personal information in said information manager; and

transmitting a purchase request for a personal information from a buyer terminal through said network to said information manager terminal by a personal information buyer and searching the data base to transmit the information corresponding to the request from said information manager terminal through said network to said buyer terminal by said information manager, in case that said personal information buyer purchases the personal information from said information manager.

7. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said personal information buyer is registered as one of members in said information manager in advance, and personal information is sold to only the members.

9. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein when a personal information registration request is transmitted from said personal information seller, a personal information input screen information used to input personal information is transmitted to said seller terminal by said information manager.

12. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein when a personal information registration request is transmitted from said personal information seller, said information manager transmits information indicating the overall summary of the personal information buying/selling to a seller terminal, and accepts registration of the personal information when said personal information seller agrees with the content of the information thus transmitted.

16. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said personal information seller registers whether said seller accepts a questionnaire investigation when personal information is registered.

18. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said personal information seller registers a check-needed information level for information levels registered when personal information is registered.

3. A method of buying/selling personal information through a network, comprising:

transmitting a personal information to be registered from a seller terminal through said network to an information manager terminal by a personal information seller and accumulating the personal information thus transmitted into a data base by an information manager, in case that said personal information seller registers the personal information in said information manager,; and

transmitting a purchase request for a personal information from a buyer terminal through said network to said information manager terminal by a personal information buyer, and searching the data base to extract sellers of the personal information corresponding to the request, transmitting the information of said personal information buyer to all the sellers of the personal information thus extracted to check whether the information can be supplied or not and searching the information corresponding to the request from only the personal information of sellers who agree with the information supply to transmit the information to said buyer terminal through said network by said information manager, in case that said personal information buyer purchases the personal information from said information manager.